Re: [microsound] New York Times: Cell Sounds

[John Hopkins <jhopkins@xxxxxxx>]

> Cells produce faint sounds which could be used to detect cancer (among other
> things)...
>
> ...He discovered that a yeast cell produced about 1,000 vibrations a second.
> When he amplified the signal, a musical hum filled the room. ''It wasn't at
> all what I expected,'' he recalls. ''It sounded beautiful.''...

but a 1000 hz sound is a 1000 hz sound, doesn't matter where it comes 
from it 'sounds' the same, by definition.  not sure how beautiful a 
single frequency could be.  for something to be interesting 
(subjectively) for the ear, there would have to be a more complex 
signal...  maybe I missed the point of the article, but...  it seemed 
simplistic...

jh

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